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Amir Khan slams Michael Jackson
Amir Khan has slammed Michael Jackson after the King of Pop claimed he postponed his opening dates at the O2 Arena due to a 'lack of time to rehearse due to other shows taking place there'. Khan is preparing for his fight against Andreas Kotelnik at the O2 next month and says he will Wanna Be Starting Something.
Jackson has angered fans by postponing his tour and Khan is fuming. He said: "My business is all about preparation too and I am working much, much harder than Michael is.
"I'm certainly not postponing my fight. Tell my fans that I am prepared and am ready to put on a show far more spectacular than his anyway.
"I've always been a big fan of Michael Jackson but I was annoyed to read his comments on the internet.
"I'm annoyed that he has used my fight as the reason for letting his fans down and now it's up to me to light up the O2 myself on 27th June with my own version of 'Thriller'.
"Tell Michael if he wants to come to Freddie Roach's gym, I'll show him what it takes to prepare and to rehearse properly. Then he'll really have something to have a song and dance about."